*Head, Dietetics and Applied Nutrition, Amity University, Gurgaon
**Deputy Director, Internal Quality Assurance cell, Amity University, Gurgaon
Online published on 21 April, 2016.
Breastfeeding is a way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers. As a global public health recommendation, infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health (WHO, 1998)
The present study was carried out on the malnourished and children belonging to regions of Badshahpur and Gurgaon. The children were having low birth weight and proper weaning practices were also not followed due to lack of knowledge among the mothers. Hundred children were selected purposively from the above regions. All the selected subjects had lower weight than normal. The subjects were than counseled by the investigator and a Low cost Diet plan was provided to the mothers of the malnourished children for three months. At the end of study period the weight of the children was measured and there was a significant weight gain among them after following proper weaning practices.
